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From Political Economy to Freakonomics From Political Economy to Freakonomics Ben Fine Shows how economics was once rich, diverse, multidimensional and pluralistic. Details how political economy became economics through the desocialisation and dehistoricisation of the dismal science. OL135457W
Understanding the social economy Understanding the social economy Jack Quarter In this resource the authors integrate a wide array of organizations founded upon a social mission - social enterprises, nonprofits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development associatio… OL16565413W
Culture in economics Culture in economics Sjoerd Beugelsdijk "Many economists now accept that informal institutions and culture play a crucial role in economic outcomes. Driven by the work of economists such as Nobel laureates Douglass North and Gary Becker, t… OL16917334W
Market relations and the competitive process Market relations and the competitive process J. S. Metcalfe,Alan Warde "The latest in the New Dynamics of Innovation and Competition series, this book explores this interface in a number of ways, looking at the competitive process and market relations from a number of d… OL17903289W
Talcott Parsons Talcott Parsons Laurence S. Moss,Talcott Parsons "This book consists of the first written transcription of a videotaped seminar held at Brown University on March 10, 1973. The focus of the seminar was Talcott Parsons himself who traveled down from … OL17999813W
What do economists contribute? What do economists contribute? Daniel B. Klein Economists direct their research mainly to the technical frontiers of the discipline. But the actual decisions of political economy are made not by experts but by ordinary public officials and voters… OL18265913W
Comparative health policy Comparative health policy Robert H.. Blank "This wide-ranging text assesses the extent to which policy problems and responses in different countries have common causes or spring from specific national circumstances. This fully revised third e… OL18589739W
When to Rob a Bank When to Rob a Bank Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics FreakonomicsOver the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakono… OL19349859W
The moral economy The moral economy Samuel S. Bowles Should the idea of economic man-the amoral and self-interested Homo economicus-determine how we expect people to respond to monetary rewards, punishments, and other incentives? Samuel Bowles answers … OL19671401W
The economics of hate The economics of hate Samuel Cameron Explores the application of economics to the subject of hate via such diverse topics as war, terrorism, road rage, witchcraft mania, marriage and divorce and bullying and harassment. This title looks… OL19844865W
The body economic The body economic David Stuckler Two public health researchers prove that the recent economic crises around the world have had calamitous effects on people's health, citing increases in suicide rates, HIV transmissions, and heart di… OL19968859W
Money Money Felix Martin What is money, and how does it work? From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession. it's a sweeping, historical epic that traces the developmen… OL20004919W
Success and luck Success and luck Robert H. Frank "A New York Times economics columnist explores the findings in recent years by scientists who have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life situations than most people imagin… OL20029615W
Economics Economics Mona S. Hersh-Cochran "Professor Kendall Cochran was a leader in the American institutionalist school of heterodox economics. This volume includes twenty published articles and book reviews, as well as several talks given… OL22930554W
MEMEnomics MEMEnomics Said Elias Dawlabani "Economist and founder of The Memenomics Group presents the emerging science of Memenomics that redefines cultural evolution by examining the long-term effects of economic policy on society through t… OL23287109W
Can the market speak? Can the market speak? Campbell Jones "It is said the market has moods and desires. It is said that we must listen to it and must anticipate how it will respond to our actions. What is the significance of these peculiar forms of speech? … OL27062779W
The sovereign individual The sovereign individual James Dale Davidson Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes… OL3350985W
Health care in America Health care in America Kant Patel "The present book focuses on health care disparities. ... The United States has a wonderful health care system, especially in terms of its capabilities. But it is not equally available to all. It is … OL3744342W
Engendering Economics Engendering Economics Paulette Olson It is an amazing fact that by the 1950's the percentage of all economic doctorates awarded to women dropped by a record low of under five percent. This book supports the growing feminist literature t… OL8095153W
Conceiving Normalcy Conceiving Normalcy Elizabeth Britt "Elizabeth C. Britt uses a Massachusetts statute requiring insurance coverage for infertility as a lens through which the work of rhetoric in complex cultural processes can be better understood. Coun… OL8532368W
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